Great Ouse, Little Thetford to Barham Lock

River Great Ouse
3,000 yards (~1.7 mi)
CB6 3HZ
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From
Junction with the Old West River, Little Thetford
To
Barham Lock, ~3,000 yards downstream

Great Ouse, Little Thetford to Barham Lock is a roughly 1.7-mile, west-bank stretch of the River Great Ouse near Ely, held under sole lease by Saffron Walden Angling Club. Access: Season Ticket.

Permits

Season Ticket £
Saffron Walden AC annual subscription: Standard (18+) £50; Student (12–18) £20.
Day Ticket £
Day tickets for casual visitors are sold on the bank at Little Thetford and on the Old West (club rule 15 — the only club waters where this is allowed; price not published). Members' guest tickets on rivers £5/day, with the member.
Night Fishing
No — fishing only between published dawn and dusk times (rule 19). Night fishing is only for the night syndicate on the club's lakes.
Where To Buy
saffronwaldenanglingclub.org (membership); day tickets on the bank

Parking

Parking Information
Via the level crossing in Little Thetford — take great care, always close both gates

Species

Roach
Bream
Rudd
Perch
Pike
Zander
At a Glance
Controller
Saffron Walden Angling Club
Bank
Left
Access
Day Ticket & Season
Night fishing
No
Pegs
Needs verification
Postcode
CB6 3HZ

Last Verified - October 2026

Location
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